[more trenchant; most trenchant] formal : very strong, clear, and effective
▪ a trenchant analysis/essay ▪ a writer with a trenchant wit
▪ a trenchant analysis/essay ▪ a writer with a trenchant wit
— tren·chant·ly adverb
▪ a trenchantly funny critique
▪ a trenchantly funny critique







